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  1. #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
    Now if I could just convince people to start thinking the same way about all drivers when they see a driver weaving around.... not stopping at stop signs... driving with a coffee, phone, etc in one hand.....

    Why is it that one cyclists behavior reflects on all cyclists, but a bad driver is more of less ignored....
    This is something I need to point out to people every chance I can.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zoom-zoom View Post
    This is something I need to point out to people every chance I can.
    +1,000,000

    Motorists are stupid, dangerous, irresponsible, and rude.

    And as long as they generalize about my mode of transportation, I will generalize about their mode of transportation.
    Oh, and by the way. I drive, too. I even drive an SUV from time to time.
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    I say something (often to the point of scaring my DH) to a lot of bad drivers I see.
    I now drive in 2 cities where a large portion of the population learned to drive in other countries. Not saying the rules are different in other places, but the proportion of absolutely outrageous and dangerous driving incidents I have seen is just scary. One of the places I drive in (and where my actual office is) is a city where people have been cited for insurance scams by "causing" accidents, both in cars and as pedestrians. People just walk out in the street, head down, hood over head, into the traffic, and go. I stop... yea, they may be waiting for the lady in the BMW to hit them, but I am as courteous as I can be. I see 3-5 people run red lights after the light has changed.
    So, I hate bad drivers as much as I dislike rude cyclists.
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